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Patch Management Basics

Keep systems up to date

Effective patch management starts with a clear asset inventory, ranks patches by severity and exposure, tests where needed, and deploys updates quickly with rollback options and reporting.

Know Assets

Maintain inventory of OS, apps, firmware with owners and criticality.

Prioritize

Rank by severity, exploitability, and internet exposure; set SLAs.

Deploy

Test critical services, stage rollouts, keep rollback paths, and report coverage.

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